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American Names for Girls

American baby names for girls are often modern invented names like Kaylee or Janae. American names for girls, then, don't have quite as long as history as some other girls names. But that doesn't mean that American girls names aren't worth considering. Maybe the American names for girls on our list below will capture your imagination.

Here, our masterlist of girl names with American origins. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

Zander

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Diminutive of Alexander
781
Jabin

Meaning: perceptive

Origin:Hebrew
4712
Sea The name Sea is of American origin and the m...
Origin:English word name
8733
Fisk

Meaning: fisherman

Origin:English
3453
Vischer

Meaning: fisherman

Origin:German
9091
Hanan

Meaning: graciousness

Origin:Hebrew
8505
Llyr

Meaning: the sea

Origin:Welsh
1059
Nineveh

Meaning: house of fish

Origin:Biblical place name from Akkadian or Babylonian
8218
Kerouac Kerouac is traditionally a boy's name and th...
Origin:Breton literary name
5840
Jada

Meaning: jade

Origin:Spanish
1613
Anissa

Meaning: friendly

Origin:Arabic
1586
Yolanda

Meaning: violet flower

Origin:Spanish from Greek
2146
Shad

Meaning: battle warrior

Origin:Fish name; variation of Chad
3420
Mora

Meaning: blackberry

Origin:Spanish
2418
Nen

Meaning: ancient waters

Origin:Egyptian
3757
Albee The meaning of Albee is ‘man from Alba’. The...
Origin:Literary name
3377
Inanna

Meaning: lady of heaven

Origin:Mesopotamian
3441
Lan

Meaning: orchid, mountain mist

Origin:Chinese or Vietnamese
4863
Fishel

Meaning: little fish

Origin:Yiddish
9639
Marlin Marlin is a name of multiple origins, with d...
Origin:American
4428